"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Dave Cook]

"When I Am Dead, My Dearest" [Dave Cook]

First line of lyrics: When I am dead, my dearest

Cook, Dave; music (American)

Rossetti, Christina Georgina; text (English, 1830-1894)

1969 [copyright]; 2012 [copyright]

Scripture Release

genre: choral music|song

chorus: SATB voices with divisi

instrumentation: a cappella

initial sharps/flats: one sharp

initial time signature: 2/4

origin: United States

male composer

English

Rossetti poem(s): "Song" ("When I am dead, my dearest")

Notes about the text: The song sets the entire poem, but the word “haply” in the second stanza is changed to “happ’ly” in the song, thus changing its meaning, the following line is added at the end: "I am dead my dearest, sing no sad songs for me."

Tempo markings: quarter note = 63

Performance instructions: "Freely"

Recordings: “When I Am Dead.” J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/When-I-Am-Dead/10351859.item#/submit. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021. This audio representation is an electronic playback of a digital score.

Dedication: "In memory: Darrell Benne | University of Kansas - Concert Choir"

Format 1: musical score

3 pages; performance time approx. 3 minutes

Cataloguer: Lauren Lozier, University of Ottawa

This score is copyright protected. A score can be consulted here: “When I Am Dead.” J.W. Pepper, https://www.jwpepper.com/When-I-Am-Dead/10351859.item#/submit. Accessed 24 Feb. 2021.

Record: CRM-songwheniamdead-cook

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